I. ˌasəˈdēə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish acedía
: a flatfish ( Symphurus plagusia ) of the West Indies and the So. American Atlantic coast
II. əˈsēdēə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek akēdia, akēdeia, from a- a- (II) + kēdos care, anxiety, grief + -ia, -eia — more at hate
1. : the deadly sin of sloth
2. : spiritual torpor and apathy